hold-up squad

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hold-up squad (plural hold-up squads)

  1. A subsection of a police department specializing in apprehending violent and dangerous suspects.
    • 1982 April 24, David Morris, “Torture in the North”, in Gay Community News, page 2:
      Amnesty International (AI) has found that allegations of torture and other forms of abuses by members of the hold-up squad of this city's police department are "substantial enough to justify an inquiry."
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